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Guitar Works carries a full line of products from the brands listed, as well as certain other brands whose policies do not permit us to advertise on-line. We also carry many used instruments from these and other quality makers.

Listed below are used instruments and instruments worthy of special note. Our stock rotates regularly so, if there’s something you’re looking for that you don’t see here, please contact us. We’ll more than likely be able to help.

 

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| Allison Guitars | Babicz | Beneteau | Blueridge | Bourgeois | Brunkalla | Collings | Dobro | Epiphone | Garrison | Gibson | Goodall | Guild | Huss & Dalton | Larrivee | Lowden | Martin | National Resophonic | Regal | Schroder | Sears & Roebuck | Takamine | Taylor | Tippin | Velasquez |

 
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 Allison Guitars
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NEW D Style A Custom - Mahogany back and sides, German spruce top, ebony fretboard and bridge, herringbone trim, all gloss finish, Gotoh vintage (Waverly style) tuners.
$3,250.00
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 Babicz
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USED DMH-06 - Good condition. Solid spruce top/mahogany sides
NEW LOWER PRICE
$475.00
 Beneteau
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USED OM Cutaway - Zircote back/sides, englemann spruce top, 2 back cracks and 2 side cracks, all repaired by Richard Brune in Evanston
$4,900.00
 Blueridge
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USED D70 - Clean pearl trimmed with laminate Brazilian rosewood back and solid spruce top
$550.00
 Bourgeois
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NEW DB Signature Dreadnaught - Madagascar rosewood/Adirondack spruce, fossil ivory square/diamonds fb inlay, koa binding - an amazing instrument!
$4,695.00
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NEW OMS - Beautiful little 12-fret guitar with slotted headstock, Indian rosewood back and sides and Adirondack spruce top, 1-3/4 inch nut
$4,295.00
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NEW Slope D Mahogany - Adirondack top, Waverly machines with ivoroid buttons, sunburst, square head stock- a good one!
$4,195.00
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NEW Vintage D - Stock appointments, which include Indian Rosewood back/sides, Adirondack Spruce top, and more!
$3,895.00
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NEW Vintage JOM - Indian rosewood back and sides, Adirondack spruce top, 1-23/32 inch nut, great for hybrid-style picking
$3,895.00
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 Brunkalla
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USED Brazillian Adirondack/Dreadnaught - From the Martin Brunkalla collection, a very beautiful and lively sounding guitar, fossil ivory nut and saddle, fossil walrus bridge pins, w/hsc
$8,100.00
 Collings
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1996 D1 - Very good condition- minor scratches/dongs, nonoriginal case, sounds nice and open!
$2,600.00
NEW 0002H - Indian rosewood back and sides, sitka top, 1-3/4 inch nut, 2-3/16 inch string spacing at the saddle
$4,300.00
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NEW 002H Custom - Killer Madagascar rosewood back and sides, Adirondack spruce top, a knock-out instrument!
$6,100.00
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NEW 01 - Stock appointments, very cute!
$3,600.00
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NEW CJ Custom - Stock mahogany/sitka guitar with upgraded tortoise pinstripe binding- very nice indeed!
$4,500.00
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NEW CJMhASB - Welcome to Cowboy City! Adirondack spruce top with burst, tortoise pinstripe binding, Indian rosewood back and sides with Style 3 back strip - looks purty, sounds purty!
$5,800.00
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New D1 - Loud and proud! With the very comfortable 1-23/32 inch nutwidth option
$3,625.00
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NEW D2H - Stock appointments but plenty good-looking and plenty of fun to play
$3,750.00
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NEW D2HA - Adirondack top, stock appointments
$4,750.00
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NEW OM1A - Stock appointments, but really, it needs no enhancement or improvements- they got it right on tis one!
$4,600.00
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USED 0001 Custom - Sitka top, Rosewood back and sides, rosewood binding, no fingerboard inlays, looks very old-timey parlour-ish, mint condition
$3,500.00
USED OM3 Custom - 41-style abalone top, abalone rosette, 42-style snowflakes, CW pickguard, gold engraved Waverly tuners, WOW!
$4,600.00
 Dobro
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1985 33D - 170th one made that year, biscuit cone, maple neck with rosewood fingerboard, aftermarket pickup installed
$1,500.00
1995 D60 - Wood body, solid peghead, round neck, burst finish
$1,100.00
1996 Model 90 - 14 fret, 9 inch National style cone resonator guitar with Hawaiian scenes and, OHSC
$1,500.00
Mid/late 1930s Squareneck - Mahogany body, bound top/back, solid peghead, 12 fret neck, 2 screen holes, no holes by the fretboard, a no lug resonator, long 8 arm spider w/rounded middle section
$1,850.00
USED Model 27 - Possibly 1930s Regal made but Dobro branded, set up with tall nut for slide, replaced resonator & maybe also coverplate, tailpiece & strap button, all else looks original
$1,250.00
 Epiphone
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USED - EF-500MVS - Master Built OM, mahogany back and sides, spruce top, sunburst, gold hardware, pickup
$499.00
 Garrison
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USED GA20-LE - Lefty model with two pickups, Fishman Rare Earth in the soundhole and stock piezo under the saddle.
$450.00
 Gibson
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1919 L1 - Get Bluesy! 13-fret round-hole archtop, Sheraton brown, birch back/sides, spruce top, replacement tuners, bridge, t.p. cross bar, finish peeling on back from being wet
$1,200.00
1928 L4 - Very good condition, burst, round soundhole, replacement tuners, pick guard (in case, not installed) and possibly diamond cross bar of tailpiece
$2,500.00
1937 L-12 - Very good condition, X-braced, original tailpiece has been repaired, 2 repaired center seam cracks, 2 more on top by fingerboard. Orig. tweed case
$3,100.00
1947 L-5 - VG condition, burst, birdseye maple back, pickguard binding cut for pickup, pro refret/replaced nut, strap button on heel, otherwise looks 100% original, including case
$6,000.00
1952 J-50 - Replaced tuners, bridge, repaired center seam separation and back crack, pro refin back and sides, all other finish original, has a great feeling neck! Modern flat top HSC
$3,000.00
1974 J45-J50 - Is it a J45 or J50? Why not both? Burst, crack repairs, mahogany back and sides, spruce top
$899.00
2006 Advanced Jumbo - Ltd. Edition! Natural finish over Adirondack spruce top, very nice Indian rosewood back and sides, fire stripe pickguard, original hsc,
$1,850.00
 Goodall
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NEW Mahogany Grand Concert Cutaway - One of the last to come out of Hawaii, Master European spruce top, Abalone rosette, diamond inlays, Gotoh 510 machines
$5,600.00
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NEW Rosewood Jumbo 12-String - A big, beautiful 12-string that has a big, beautiful chimey sound!
$5,020.00
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 Guild
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1973 Navarre F48 - A nice sounding guitar that has been around the block and looks it, but has no cracks! Action is set to bluegrass height, a neck reset would bring it down a bit, Barcus-Berry pickup
$550.00
1979 F512-NT - Natural finish, playing wear around the pickguard and assorted body dings and a little buckle rash on the back, plays well, rings like a bell!
$1,500.00
USED GAD-30R - Good condition, comes with original hard case
$600.00
 Huss & Dalton
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NEW 00-SP Custom - Englemann spruce top, Indian rosewood back and sides, pyramid bridge, gloss neck, 1-7/8 inch nut
$4,170.00
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NEW DS Custom - Figured mahogany back and sides/Bearclaw Italian spruce top, natural finish, killer looks, tone, and playability!
$5,290.00
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NEW OMC Rosewood - Another fine, fine instrument from the good people at H & D!
$3,985.00
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NEW TDR - Stock Indian rosewood/Sitka top dreadnaught- exquisite!
$3,525.00
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NEW Traditional OM Custom - Figured Mahogany back, Adirondack top, Waverly machines
$4,945.00
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USED DS Custom - 12-fret solid peghead slop shoulder D with mahogany back and sides, Adirondack spruce top, burst, small crack repair in back by butt, D-TAR electronics
$3,600.00
USED DSR - Very nice slope shoulder dreadnaught, stock specs plus strap button and Schertler Bluestick pickup
$2,600.00
 Larrivee
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NEW OM10
$3,298.00
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NEW D-60BZ - Very nice Brazilian rosewood back and sides, limited production
$7799.00
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NEW D09 - Stock appointments that are extremely nice
$2,987.70
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NEW LV10
$4,137.70
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NEW OM05
$2,527.70
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NEW OM09 - Stock appointments, which are very, very beautiful, I must say
$2,987.70
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USED D60 - Like-new condition!
$2,200.00
 Lowden
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2008 Baritone - Excellent condition, sitka spruce top & beautiful flame walnut back and sides, K & K pickup installed, sounds, full and deep, yet clear
$3,950.00
 Martin
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1900 00-21 - Braced for nylon strings, diamonds/squares, replaced bridge, otherwise all parts appear to be original. Small pro-done patch in top
$7,500.00
1936 000-18 - Very cute! Overall dings and dents, has pick wear around soundhole, 2 repaired cracks in side on bass-side waist, no other structural issues, has original tuners and ivory nut
$18,750.00
1971 D12-20 - Mahogany back and sides, 12-fret, headstock repair, replacement pickguard, shallow impact damage on lower bout, sounds great!
$1,150.00
2000 Cowboy X, 2001 Cowboy II, 2002 Cowboy III, 2003 Cowboy IV - All like-new/never been played condition with original cases and warranty papers, special pricing if you buy all four!
$550.00 each
NEW D-18GE - Golden Era Mahogany/Adirondack Dreadnaught
$3,949.00
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NEW D-28
$2,849.00
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NEW D-28 Marquis - Really, really nice Indian rosewood on this one
$5,299.00
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USED HD-28VS - Big guitar = big sound! 12-fret slotted headstock version of HD-28V, has K & K Western Mini installed w/Vintage jack, so no mod to endpin hole!
$2,500.00
 National Resophonic
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1928/29 Style 1 Tricone Plectrum - Way cool! Missing a little binding on fretboard, lacquer chex on neck, body nice, uncertain on originality of cones. Sounds great!
$2,500.00
1931/32 Duolian - 12-fret, has had Duco finish stripped and then nickel plated like a Style O, replacement fingerboard and nut, but cone and other parts appear original, has newer gigbag
$2,700.00
1935-36 Duolian - 14fret square neck, frosted duco paint in a light silver grey textured color- rolled "F" holes- solid peghead- actual rosewood fretboard not ebonized maple or bakelite
$2,000.00
NEW NRP B-Series 14-fret Black Rust - Killer vintage vibe on a new guitar! A very comfortable 14-fret neck on a Duolian body painted to look like it is 70 years old, awesome!
$2,500.00
$2,125.00
 Regal
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1930s Prince - A big old beautiful18 inch archtop in burst finish, spruce top, maple back, checkerboard binding and cool strolling guitar player inlay on peghead
$2,500.00
 Schroder
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2000 17" Archtop - No pickup, but tailpiece is held in place with unused jack (stock setup), excellent tiger-flame maple back and sides, spruce top, ebony t.p., bridge & fingerboard, natural finish
$13,000.00
 Sears & Roebuck
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USED 1221 Jumbo - Made in early 1970s by Harmony, basically this is a sunburst Sovereign Jumbo, all-solid with spruce top and mahogany back and sides
$300.00
 Takamine
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USED EF381C - Top of the line electric/acoustic 12-string, black finish, cutaway
$889.00
 Taylor
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1986 615 - Very good condition, original gold Grover machines, pretty flame maple back
$1,700.00
1992 555C - Cutaway, but no electronics, venetian cutaway, good shape w/ a few dings, mostly on the back, and pickguard is peeling around the edges
$1,595.00
2004 XXXBECE - No. 109/150 - Immaculate 30th Anniversary Grand Concert guitar with Brazilian rosewood back/sides and Engelmann spruce top, slotted headstock, cutaway, ES
$5,000.00
 Tippin
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NEW Custom Jumbo - Quilted Cuban Santa Maria mahogany, AAA Adirondack, Brazilian bridge- and more!
$6,505.00
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 Velasquez
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USED Estrella - Made by Manuel Velasquez in Puerto Rico, rosewood back and sides, spruce top, one small crack repair in the top behind the bridge
$5,000.00
 

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